Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 78

Chestnut Rail

Printed “Chestnut-bellied Rail”

Volume VI, plate 78 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Chestnut Rail (Gallirallus castaneoventris)
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Printed on the plate

“Chestnut-bellied Rail”

Eulabeornis castaneoventris

Engraved caption: Eulabeornis castaneoventris

Modern identification

Chestnut Rail

Gallirallus castaneoventris

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae

Why

Chestnut Rail; not in BirdNET

Sources

List of Plates (vol. VI); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk

Who made the plate

J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith.C. Hullmandel Imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.